NEAR Radio Science Derived Dataset Description Extracted from PDS3 Data Set Catalog File DATASET.CAT, PDS3 Data Set ID NEAR-A-RSS-5-EROS/GRAVITY-V1.0 Data Set Terse Description ================= NEAR Eros gravity science derived data products from JPL Data Set Overview ================= This data set includes a 15x15 gravity model for Eros derived from radio and landmark tracking of the NEAR spacecraft, several images/maps, and a file of surface landmarks. The gravity model and images/maps were produced by Alex Konopliv of the NEAR Radio Science Team at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The landmark file was compiled by the NEAR Navigation Team and was used in the solution for the gravity field. Parameters ========== The gravity model is defined by a set of spherical harmonic coefficients -- GM, Cmn, and Smn. These can be evaluated to give the gravitational potential of Eros. Both ASCII (data type SHA) and binary (data type SHB) formats are defined, with the latter including covariance terms. Each file contains up to four tables: a header table containing general parameters for the model (gravitational constant, its uncertainty, degree and order of the field, normalization state, reference longitude, and reference latitude); a names table, giving the order in which coefficients appear; a coefficients table (degree m, order n, coefficients Cmn and Smn, and their uncertainties); and a covariances table giving the covariances of CijCmn, SijSmn, CijSmn, and SijCmn. The image files are digital maps of Bouguer anomaly and radial gravity acceleration where the gravity field has been evaluated to degree and order less than the full 15x15 range in the model. The truncation reduces noise in the maps resulting from uncertainty in the higher degree and order coefficients. The landmark file contains rotation information for Eros and X, Y, and Z coordinates for the centers of craters identified on its surface. Processing ========== Spherical harmonic models and maps were derived from raw radio tracking data in several steps. The gravity field coefficients were obtained by solving systems of equations with about 5000 unknowns. Radio tracking data in long arcs were delimited mostly by propulsive maneuvers and were used in solutions which were obtained iteratively and by least squares. Maps of vertical gravity acceleration and Bouguer anomaly were generated from the spherical harmonic model(s) evaluated at regular grid points. Data ==== The following files are included in this data set: JGE15A01_ASC.SHA ASCII coefficients for the 15x15 gravity model. JGE15A01_BIN.SHB Binary coefficients and covariances for the 15x15 gravity model. JGE15A08.IMG Map of vertical gravity acceleration in milligals at one degree grid spacing from -89.5 to +89.5 latitude and from -180 to +179 east longitude. The 15x15 gravity model was evaluated to degree and order 8 for this map. JBE15A05.IMG Map of Bouguer anomaly im milligals at one degree grid spacing from -89.5 to +89.5 latitude and from -180 to +179 east longitude. The 15x15 gravity models (observed and modeled from constant density shape model) were evaluated to degree and order 5 for this map. JBE15A06.IMG Same as above except the gravity models were evaluated to degree and order 6. JBE15A07.IMG Same as above except the gravity models were evaluated to degree and order 7. LANDMARK.TAB A table giving X, Y, and Z coordinates of the centers of craters projected onto a plane tangent to each crater's rim. Ancillary Data ============== None. Coordinate System ================= The gravity model, maps, and landmark file use the IAU 1994 right ascension and declination system [DAVIESETAL1996A]. The Eros prime meridian is fixed at 326.08 degrees. Software ======== None. Media/Format ============ TBD." CONFIDENCE_LEVEL_NOTE = " Overview ======== Data in this archive have been reduced as part of mission data analysis activities of the NEAR Radio Science Team. Data of questionable validity have been omitted from the solutions. Review ====== This archival data set was reviewed by the NEAR Radio Science Team prior to submission to the Planetary Data System (PDS). It was one of several data sets included in a comprehensive review by the PDS Small Bodies Node in August 2001, prior to PDS acceptance and ingestion. Prior to creation of the final version of the archival data set, key elements of the archive were distributed for preliminary review. These included electronic versions of example PDS labels and example data files. Data Coverage and Quality ========================= The data included in this archive were collected during the NEAR orbital phase from 2000-02-14 to 2001-02-12. See 'DESCRIPTION' in the label file for JGE15A01.SHA for more information about the data included in this gravity solution. Limitations =========== The limitations in this data set follow from the quality of the execution, which is described above under Data Coverage and Quality."